Valmond@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 4 days agoWhats the oldest human made item you can buy for around 100€?message-squaremessage-square46fedilinkarrow-up1102arrow-down11
arrow-up1101arrow-down1message-squareWhats the oldest human made item you can buy for around 100€?Valmond@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 4 days agomessage-square46fedilink
minus-squareFree_Opinions@feddit.uklinkfedilinkarrow-up26·3 days agoRoman coins is the first thing that came to mind. There’s a ton of them out there and museums don’t want any more either. You can get one for quite cheap.
minus-squareEleventhHour@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10arrow-down1·3 days agoI find it fascinating that, because the Roman empire was so vast and lasted for so long, their defunct money is now strewn all over Europe.
minus-squareDragonTypeWyvern@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 days agoIt does help when it’s made of metal
minus-squarecalcopiritus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 day agoYou would think that because of that, people would melt them down when they became no longer useful as currency.
Roman coins is the first thing that came to mind. There’s a ton of them out there and museums don’t want any more either. You can get one for quite cheap.
I find it fascinating that, because the Roman empire was so vast and lasted for so long, their defunct money is now strewn all over Europe.
It does help when it’s made of metal
You would think that because of that, people would melt them down when they became no longer useful as currency.
I got a bag of them for $8 on ebay